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Key factors that influence households’ tree planting behaviour

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dc.contributor.author Kulindwa, Yusuph J.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-07-25T10:40:04Z
dc.date.available 2023-07-25T10:40:04Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.other DOI: 10.1111/1477-8947.12088
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/411
dc.description DOI: 10.1111/1477-8947.12088 en_US
dc.description.abstract Despite a decrease in indigenous forests and a growing demand for tree products in developing countries, tree planting activities are not considerably expanding in Tanzania. In this paper, we analyse factors that influence households’ tree plant ing behaviour, as well as the number of trees planted. Coast and Morogoro regions in the east of Tanzania were selected as the case, and data was gathered from 202 households in 11 villages in these regions where tree planting programmes have been or still are active. A Heckman model is used to analyse the factors that drive tree planting behaviour. Results indicate that households get wood energy from forest reserves (57%), in addition to their own planted trees (9.1%). Emperical find ings show that the most important factors have significantly positive effects on households’ tree planting behaviour, as well as the extent to which it was implemented. These factors include households’ land sizes, households’ awareness of tree planting programmes, tree planting for wood energy, and the age of the head of the household. The right/freedom to harvest and transport tree products, households’ attitudes towards tree planting, and family size have significantly negative effects on households’ tree planting behaviour. This paper is perhaps the first comprehensive study to analyse the factors that influ ence households’ tree planting behaviour in Tanzania, and it uncovers results that are useful, even for other developing countries with similar conditions. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Natural Resources Forum en_US
dc.subject Tree planting en_US
dc.subject Wood energy en_US
dc.subject Households en_US
dc.subject Tanzania en_US
dc.subject Behaviour en_US
dc.title Key factors that influence households’ tree planting behaviour en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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